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>   <SPAN
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>PostgreSQL</SPAN
> includes several procedural
   languages with the base distribution: <A
HREF="plpgsql.html"
>PL/pgSQL</A
>, <A
HREF="pltcl.html"
>PL/Tcl</A
>,
   <A
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>PL/Perl</A
>, and <A
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>PL/Python</A
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>   In addition, there are a number of procedural languages that are developed
   and maintained outside the core <SPAN
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   distribution. <A
HREF="external-pl.html#PL-LANGUAGE-TABLE"
>Table G-2</A
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   packages. Note that some of these projects might not be released under the same
   license as <SPAN
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   procedural language, including licensing information, refer to its website
   and documentation.
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>Table G-2. Externally Maintained Procedural Languages</B
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>PL/Java</TD
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>http://python.projects.postgresql.org/</A
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>PL/R</TD
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>R</TD
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>http://www.joeconway.com/plr/</A
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>PL/Ruby</TD
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>http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/pl-ruby/</A
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>PL/sh</TD
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>Unix shell</TD
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